iPods Linked To Hearing Problems

iPods Linked To Hearing Problems

iPods Linked To Hearing Problems

Ian Waldie

A man listens to an iPod MP3 player through earphones August 17, 2005 in Sydney, Australia. Research conducted by the National Acoustic Laboratories, to be released by the Australian Federal Government today, has found that up to a 25% of people who use iPods or other portable music devices will suffer from hearing problems as a result of listening to their players at 'excessive and damaging' levels.

A man listens to an iPod MP3 player through earphones August 17, 2005 in Sydney, Australia. Research conducted by the National Acoustic Laboratories, to be released by the Australian Federal Government today, has found that up to a 25% of people who use iPods or other portable music devices will suffer from hearing problems as a result of listening to their players at 'excessive and damaging' levels.

iPods Linked To Hearing Problems

Ian Waldie

A man listens to an iPod MP3 player through earphones August 17, 2005 in Sydney, Australia. Research conducted by the National Acoustic Laboratories, to be released by the Australian Federal Government today, has found that up to a 25% of people who use iPods or other portable music devices will suffer from hearing problems as a result of listening to their players at 'excessive and damaging' levels.

A man listens to an iPod MP3 player through earphones August 17, 2005 in Sydney, Australia. Research conducted by the National Acoustic Laboratories, to be released by the Australian Federal Government today, has found that up to a 25% of people who use iPods or other portable music devices will suffer from hearing problems as a result of listening to their players at 'excessive and damaging' levels.

iPods Linked To Hearing Problems

Ian Waldie

An iPod MP3 player screen displays the loudness option August 17, 2005 in Sydney, Australia. Research conducted by the National Acoustic Laboratories, to be released by the Australian Federal Government today, has found that up to a 25% of people who use iPods or other portable music devices will suffer from hearing problems as a result of listening to their players at 'excessive and damaging' levels.

An iPod MP3 player screen displays the loudness option August 17, 2005 in Sydney, Australia. Research conducted by the National Acoustic Laboratories, to be released by the Australian Federal Government today, has found that up to a 25% of people who use iPods or other portable music devices will suffer from hearing problems as a result of listening to their players at 'excessive and damaging' levels.

iPods Linked To Hearing Problems

Ian Waldie

An iPod MP3 player screen displays the volume level August 17, 2005 in Sydney, Australia. Research conducted by the National Acoustic Laboratories, to be released by the Australian Federal Government today, has found that up to a 25% of people who use iPods or other portable music devices will suffer from hearing problems as a result of listening to their players at 'excessive and damaging' levels.

An iPod MP3 player screen displays the volume level August 17, 2005 in Sydney, Australia. Research conducted by the National Acoustic Laboratories, to be released by the Australian Federal Government today, has found that up to a 25% of people who use iPods or other portable music devices will suffer from hearing problems as a result of listening to their players at 'excessive and damaging' levels.

iPods Linked To Hearing Problems

Ian Waldie

An iPod MP3 player screen displays the loudness option August 17, 2005 in Sydney, Australia. Research conducted by the National Acoustic Laboratories, to be released by the Australian Federal Government today, has found that up to a 25% of people who use iPods or other portable music devices will suffer from hearing problems as a result of listening to their players at 'excessive and damaging' levels.

An iPod MP3 player screen displays the loudness option August 17, 2005 in Sydney, Australia. Research conducted by the National Acoustic Laboratories, to be released by the Australian Federal Government today, has found that up to a 25% of people who use iPods or other portable music devices will suffer from hearing problems as a result of listening to their players at 'excessive and damaging' levels.

iPods Linked To Hearing Problems

Ian Waldie

An iPod MP3 player screen displays the loudness option August 17, 2005 in Sydney, Australia. Research conducted by the National Acoustic Laboratories, to be released by the Australian Federal Government today, has found that up to a 25% of people who use iPods or other portable music devices will suffer from hearing problems as a result of listening to their players at 'excessive and damaging' levels.

An iPod MP3 player screen displays the loudness option August 17, 2005 in Sydney, Australia. Research conducted by the National Acoustic Laboratories, to be released by the Australian Federal Government today, has found that up to a 25% of people who use iPods or other portable music devices will suffer from hearing problems as a result of listening to their players at 'excessive and damaging' levels.

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A man listens to an iPod MP3 player through earphones August 17, 2005... News PhotoAustralia,Electrical Equipment,Electricity,Equipment,Headphones,Healthcare And Medicine,Listening,MP3 Player,Man Made Object,Men,New South Wales,People,Playing,Portability,Sydney,Technology,iPodPhotographer Ian WaldieCollection: Getty Images News 2005 Getty ImagesSYDNEY, NSW - AUGUST 17: A man listens to an iPod MP3 player through earphones August 17, 2005 in Sydney, Australia. Research conducted by the National Acoustic Laboratories, to be released by the Australian Federal Government today, has found that up to a 25% of people who use iPods or other portable music devices will suffer from hearing problems as a result of listening to their players at 'excessive and damaging' levels. (Photo Illustration by Ian Waldie/Getty Images)